80 of its 173 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 32 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Mexico on 18 of the 30 days held.
Most on Friday 9 October 2026: 116 of its 305 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Mexico: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
MexicoThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
25 Sep
Baja Californiaaccidents & disasters
19 stories, 60 outlets
26 Sep
Baja Californiaaccidents & disasters
12 stories, 24 outlets
27 Sep
Baja Californiaaccidents & disasters
7 stories, 8 outlets
28 Sep
Baja Californiaaccidents & disasters
41 stories, 200 outlets
29 Sep
Baja Californiaaccidents & disasters
38 stories, 131 outlets
October 2026
2 Oct
Baja Californiaaccidents & disasters
6 stories, 24 outlets
9 Oct
Sinaloaprotests & strikes
24 stories, 153 outlets
10 Oct
Jaliscoaccidents & disasters
13 stories, 69 outlets
11 Oct
Puerto Vallartaaccidents & disasters
27 stories, 300 outlets
12 Oct
Puerto Vallartaaccidents & disasters
12 stories, 118 outlets
17 Oct
Ensenadaaccidents & disasters
27 stories, 157 outlets
18 Oct
Jaliscoaccidents & disasters
16 stories, 80 outlets
22 Oct
Acapulcoaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 53 outlets
23 Oct
Acapulcoaccidents & disasters
9 stories, 32 outlets
24 Oct
Ensenadaaccidents & disasters
6 stories, 22 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Mexico most57 of its 145 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories).
63 of its 171 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).
116 of its 305 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 16 of Sinaloa's 24 stories were about protests or strikes.
98 of its 236 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).
101 of its 231 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).
12 more days the news pointed at Mexico
54 of its 113 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Typhoon was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
88 of its 254 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Typhoon was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
72 of its 278 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).
73 of its 235 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
64 of its 205 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Storm surge was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
43 of its 142 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).
62 of its 238 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (5 stories).
72 of its 224 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%.
71 of its 221 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%.
30 of its 100 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 4 of Mexico City's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.
35 of its 107 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%.
78 of its 233 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hurricane was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with cyclone, landslides and drought.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 128 million people live in Mexico. Over these days its news carried 15 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about half the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Disasters & accidents49%955 stories
Rights & justice19%373 stories
Health14%269 stories
Conflict & violence8%155 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%71 stories
Shelter & services3%55 stories
Food & livelihood2%42 stories
Displacement1%25 stories
Where it happened
Mexico (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed556 Stories reporting people affected365 Stories reporting arrests228 Stories reporting people injured132 Stories reporting evacuations39 Stories reporting abductions23 Stories reporting people falling ill20 Stories reporting refugees14 Stories reporting people displaced13Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Mexico. Ring: the world. Measured over 1,946 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Griefless grief-stricken than the world's
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Warmthless warm than the world's
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Mexico in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Mexico's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Mexico32 in 100
of its 6,195 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Guatemala29 in 100
of its 280 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
US20 in 100
of its 497,375 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Belize15 in 100
of its 926 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
typhoon18 Oct24 of its stories that day, more than ten times its usual · also 17 Oct, 16 Octstorm surge12 Oct21 of its stories that day, about 6 times its usual · also 11 Oct, 10 Oct, 29 Sepoutbreaks3 Oct27 of its stories that day, more than ten times its usual · also 2 Octheavy rain28 Sep45 of its stories that day, about 4 times its usualhurricane25 Sep47 of its stories that day, about three times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.